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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Napanee
• Land Ontario, Canada
• Family Son of Fletcher E. and V. de M. McGreer, of 831, Lorne Crescent, Montreal
• Profession Clerk
• Extra info Buried by Rev. William Archer on June 7th 1916 at 2:30 pm.

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 15 May 1915, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
• Service number McG/65
• Rank Private
• Regiment and unit Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
• Other data related to military career Original overseas unit 2nd University Company. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field September 1, 1915

Death

• Wounded While sitting in a portion of a trench with a small covering over his head during a bombardement, a shell splinter struck the cover knocking off a portion of wood which was driven into his leg, breaking it. He could not be taken out of the trench for 24 hours and blood poisoning set in;
• Type of wounds Died from the shock of his amputated leg at n°3 CCS
• Died at the age of 24
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery VII - B - 37A

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